Match

West Coast Eagles vs Essendon

Commentary / 27 Jun 2013

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Welcome to Patersons Stadium for Thursday night football. The Eagles have one late change with Shuey out with a hamstring injury and is replaced by Schofield. The Bombers are as named.
00:01
The subs tonight are Tunbridge for West Coast and Myers for Essendon. The ball is bounced in the middle of the ground and we are under way.
02:10
GOAL EAGLES - Kennedy plucks the spill of the ball, kicks around the corner and gets the Eagles on the board with a major.
02:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
03:30
The Eagles have started off well and are almost looking like the Eagles of old.
04:25
GOAL BOMBERS - Winderlich marks in the pocket 35m from goal. He comes in and ties up the scores. The Bombers are now on the board.
04:28
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
06:14
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jackson Merrett)
06:15
GOAL BOMBERS - Merrett palms the ball down to his advantage, he kicks around the corner and it bounces through.
07:50
BEHIND EAGLES - Twinkle toes Kennedy takes a strong mark 35m from goal, he comes in and pushes the kick at goal across to the left.
07:52
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
09:00
This game is shaping up to be a cracker, if it continues in the same way it has started.
09:49
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Alwyn Davey)
09:50
GOAL BOMBERS - Davey makes something out of nothing as he gets the front position, gathers and kicks a running goal.
11:38
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
11:40
GOAL BOMBERS - Winderlich marks inside 50, he comes in and splits the middle for his second goal and the Bomber's fourth goal in a row.
13:20
The Eagles must score the next goal as they risk offering the Bombers a handy lead at the first break.
14:50
BEHIND BOMBERS - Ryder taps it to the advantage of Zaharakis, who has a quick shot on goal and he pulls it across the face of goal.
14:53
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
17:00
The Eagles are starting to show some run through the midfield, but the Bombers defence are doing well to resist them.
18:50
GOAL EAGLES - Kerr intercepts the ball from Melksham from the stoppage, puts boot to ball and it just clears the goal line.
18:54
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Daniel Kerr)
20:30
West Coast clear it from defence and they have runners all over the ground.
22:00
One senses that the game has evened up a little, with the Eagles starting to gain some momentum.
23:40
The Bombers continue to go hard at the ball, as the Eagles make them work hard for it.
24:30
BEHIND EAGLES - Darling kicks for goal and it is touched on the line and through for a rushed behind.
24:38
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
26:25
BEHIND EAGLES - Smith with a quick shot on goal and it is offline, going through for a point.
27:47
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
27:50
GOAL EAGLES - Darling marks on the edge of the goal square. He kicks an easy goal and all of a sudden the Eagles are back to within four points.
29:30
The Eagles have had the last nine inside 50's, thus showing their dominance around the field.
31:00
BEHIND EAGLES - The Bombers are penalised for a deliberate over the boundary. Masten takes the free kick from the boundary, 40m from goal. He misses away to the left.
31:04
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
31:20
QUARTER TIME - A great comeback by the Eagles, after the Bombers got out to an 18 point lead, the Eagles fought back to trail by three points at the first break.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:01
We are back for the second term, as the Eagles get first use of the ball from the middle.
02:07
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
02:10
BEHIND EAGLES - Darling marks 35m from goal on a slight angle, he comes in with his shot on goal and is offline.
03:24
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Courtenay Dempsey)
03:25
GOAL BOMBERS - The Bombers go coast to coast as Dempsey gathers the ball inside 50, has a shot on goal and steadies the ship for the Bombers.
04:50
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
07:25
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
09:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bradd Dalziell)
13:23
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
17:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jackson Merrett)
24:02
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
25:17
Eagles Interchange - Will Schofield off due to an injury.
25:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
27:50
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
02:28
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
04:32
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dean Cox)
06:49
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
09:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
10:55
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Stewart Crameri)
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
21:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Courtenay Dempsey)
21:51
Bombers Interchange - Stewart Crameri and is possibly out for the game.
23:36
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jobe Watson)
24:37
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
27:14
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
28:20
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bradd Dalziell)
30:37
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
32:00
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jobe Watson)
03:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Alwyn Davey)
05:01
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
08:47
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
10:03
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Alwyn Davey)
11:54
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Nick Kommer)
14:22
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
19:47
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
22:09
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
25:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
27:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
29:22
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
30:16
The siren has sounded to end Q4.